iPoker Network Updates

iPoker is the largest poker network in the world and is home to William Hill Poker. This means that any major changes occurring on the network will also have an effect on you as a William Hill Poker player. Read below to find out more about the most recent changes.

Please be advised that any of the changes mentioned below are subject to change. If you have any questions, please contact our
Customer Support team.

Christmas and New Year Temporary Tournament Guarantees change - December 2016

We will make the below temporary changes to tournament guarantees during the Christmas and New Year season

Saturday 24th December – Christmas Eve.

Tournament guarantees will be removed from 19:00UK.

Sunday 25th December – Christmas Day.

Tournament guarantees will be removed until 17:00UK.

In addition tournaments with a guaranteed amount over €1,000 will have their guarantees reduced by 50%

Saturday 31st December – New Year’s Eve.

Tournament guarantees will be removed from 16:00UK onwards.

Sunday 1st January – New Year’s Day.

Tournament guarantees will be removed until 12:00UK.

iPoker Rake Limits update - January 1st 2016

iPoker network will change its rake structure for No Limit and Pot Limit games as of January 1st 2016. There will be no changes to Fixed Limit games. Please find the new rake structure here

Christmas and New Year Temporary Tournament Guarantees change - December 2015

We will make the below temporary changes to tournament guarantees during the Christmas and New Year season

MTT Changes - Champions League Final, June 2015

On Saturday June 6th the below tournaments will have their guaranteed prize adjusted.

Time (UK)

Tournament Name

New Guaranteed Prize

19:00

€1,000 Gtd - Ricochet

€750

19:00

€10,000 Gtd Phoenix

€8,000

19:00

€5,000 Gtd - Echo

€4,000

19:15

€3,000 Gtd - Prime

€ 2,000

19:15

€4,000 Guaranteed

€3,000

19:30

€1,000 Guaranteed

€750

19:45

€1,000 Gtd PLO Hi-Lo Rebuy

€750

20:00

€5,000 Gtd Pearl

€4,000

20:15

€1,500 Guaranteed

€1,000

20:15

€2,000 Guaranteed

€1,500

20:30

€5,000 Gtd Dusk

€3,000

20:30

€1,250 Gtd 1R/1A

€1,000

20:45

€1,000 Gtd PLO Rebuy

€750

21:00

€2,000 Guaranteed

€1,500

21:00

€500 Guaranteed

€400

21:15

€500 Gtd Rebuy

€400

21:15

€500 Gtd Turbo Rebuy

€400

21:15

€2,000 Gtd 1R/1A Turbo

€400

Christmas Guaranteed Prize Pools Removed - December 2014

All guaranteed prize pools for tournaments played from December 24th, 19:30UK to December 25th, 16:00UK and from December 31st, 16:00UK to January 1st, 12:00UK will be removed. However, those tournaments will still run as scheduled - please see below for a list of key tournaments affected:

Name

Date & Time (UK)

Buy-in

Format

- €10,000 Grand Wednesday -

December 24th, 19:30

€ 50

Freezeout

€10,000 Gtd Masters

December 24th, 20:00

€ 50

1R/1A

€5,000 Gtd Pearl

December 24th, 20:00

€ 10

Rebuy

€5,000 Gtd Dusk

December 24th,20:30

€ 75

Freezeout

€10,000 Gtd Phoenix

December 25th, 19:00

€ 20

Rebuy

€10,000 Gtd Masters

December 25th, 20:00

€ 50

1R/1A

€5,000 Gtd Pearl

December 31th, 20:00

€ 10

Rebuy

€5,000 Gtd Dusk

December 31st, 20:30

€ 75

Freezeout

- €10,000 Grand Wednesday -

December 31st, 19:30

€ 50

Freezeout

€5,000 Gtd Big

December 31st, 18:00

€ 75

Freezeout

Network Games Offering Optimisation – June 2014

The below Games Offering Optimization changes are planned to take effect as of June 13th, Following the change we will remove icons (e.g. anonymous table icon) that are no longer in use from the lobby and make also the necessary adjustments in the filters with the next possible software release.

No Limit Hold’em

Removal of high stakes – keeping NL1000 as highest limit

Reducing game variants for heads-up games – normal heads-up tables • Remove all but normal tables, but keep two currencies for it. • Keep the tables from NL 2 up to NL1000.

Reducing game variants for full-ring games – removing stakes and currencies • Similar to heads-up tables iPoker will remove all full ring tables other than normal tables. • Remove all full ring tables from NL50 upwards in both currencies In addition to that, we also remove NL10 and above full ring tables in £

Reducing game variants for 6-max games • Remove shallow tables on NL2, NL4 and NL10. • Remove all anonymous tables in both currencies. • Deep/Ante tables are removed from NL100 and above in both currencies.

Pot Limit Hold’em

Remove all 9 max tables for Pot Limit Hold’em

Remove all Shallow (20bb- 50bb) tables for Pot Limit Hold’em

Remove all £ tables for Pot Limit Hold’em

Add the following stakes €2/€4 and €3/€6

Fixed Limit Hold’em

No changes planned for Fixed Limit Hold’em.

Speed Omaha

Remove the Speed Omaha tables completely.

Pot Limit Omaha

Remove all 9 max PLO tables

Remove all Deep, Ante PLO tables

Remove all Shallow (20bb-50bb) PLO tables

Remove all £ tables for PLO

Remove Stakes €10/€20 and above for PLO

Fixed Limit Omaha

No changes planned for Fixed Limit Omaha.

Fixed Limit Omaha

Remove all 9 max tables for PLO Hi/Lo

Remove all £ tables for PLO Hi/Lo

Remove Stakes €10/€20 and above for PLO Hi/Lo

Fixed Limit Omaha Hi/Lo

No changes planned for Fixed Limit Omaha Hi/Lo

Stud Games

No changes planned for 7 Stud, 5 Stud, 7Stud H/L or Razz.

Adjustments in table spawn logic

Going forward iPoker will reduce the number of empty tables in the lobby by letting tables spawn in case there are not enough free seats available.

World Cup 2014 - MTT changes 12 June to 13 July

At the time of key matches guarantees in tournaments guaranteed will be reduced and some minor tournaments removed from the schedule.

Please check tournaments lobbies in the software for exact details

Main notable changes to the MTT schedule are below:

Date

Time (GMT)

Occurrence

Name

Buy-in

Fee

Guarantee

Change

13/06/2014

19:00

Friday

Big Friday €25K GTD

€ 69

€ 6

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €15,000

29/06/2014

17:00

Sunday

Sunday Special

€ 69

€ 6

€ 125,000

Guarantee reduced to €75,000

29/06/2014

18:00

Sunday

Sunday Prime

€ 36.60

€ 3.40

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €15,000

29/06/2014

19:00

Sunday

Sunday Masters

€ 140

€ 10

€ 20,000

Guarantee reduced to €10,000

30/06/2014

19:45

Monday

High Roller Monday

€ 353

€ 22

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €15,000

01/07/2014

19:45

Tuesday

Super Tuesday

€ 69

€ 6

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €15,000

04/07/2014

19:00

Friday

Big Friday €25K GTD

€ 69

€ 6

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €15,000

08/07/2014

19:45

Tuesday

Super Tuesday

€ 69

€ 6

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €15,000

13/07/2014

17:00

Sunday

Sunday Special

€ 69

€ 6

€ 125,000

Guarantee reduced to €75,000

13/07/2014

18:00

Sunday

Sunday Prime

€ 36.60

€ 3.40

€ 25,000

Guarantee reduced to €12,500

13/07/2014

19:00

Sunday

Sunday Masters

€ 140

€ 10

€ 20,000

Guarantee reduced to €10,000

Champions League Final - MTT changes on 24th May

Due to Champions League final the below tournaments will offer a reduced guaranteed prize on 24th May 2014:

Time (UK)

Tournament Name

Buy-in

Regular Guarantee

Guarantee on 24/05

19:00

€12,500 GTD Rebuy

€25

€12,500

€10,000

19:00

Euro Daily €1,000 GTD

€1

€1,000

€750

19:10

€3,000 GTD Super Turbo

€4

€3,000

€2,000

19:30

€1,250 GTD PLO Hi-Lo

€8

€1,500

€1,000

19:30

€20,000 GTD

€75

€20,000

€15,000

19:30

€5,000 GTD [Multi-entry]

€10

€5,000

€4,000

19:30

€500 GTD Speed Hold'em

€1

€500

€400

20:00

€1,500 GTD

€30

€1,500

€1,250

20:00

€200 PLO Rebuy

€10

€200

€150

20:00

€4,000 GTD Double Stack

€75

€4,000

€3,000

20:00

€8,000 GTD Rebuy

€10

€8,000

€6,000

20:00

Euro Daily Rebuy

€1

€750

€500

20:30

€5,000 GTD Rebuy

€5

€5,000

€4,000

20:40

€500 PLH Rebuy

€3

€500

€400

20:50

€2,000 GTD

€50

€2,000

€1,500

Network Games Offering Optimisation - December 2013

The iPoker network has recently made some changes to the games they offer. These changes revolve around offering a better poker experience by maintaining a solid games offering while removing the less popular game formats. The two major changes are as follows:

1. Currency consolidation

Our games offering is vastly based on USD as the main playing currency. However, EUR and GBP tables are as equal or higher in popularity to that of the USD tables given the fact that most of our players are European and use these currencies on a daily basis. Therefore, we will undergo a USD phase out process in all games offering - by the end of this process we will offer only EUR and GBP tables. Our tournaments offering will change to EUR as well.

Note: The USD cash tables removal will include all stakes and game types, including Speed Poker.

2. Clear, simple, and accessible games offering

The majority of our players are looking for fun, fast, and easy to find games. We want to give them just that. We want to make sure it is even easier for you to find your game and start playing right away. We will therefore condense our offering in a way that will allow us to keep all games variants, and help you enjoy the benefits of a more accessible lobby.

Cash Table Offering Optimisation

In order to provide cash game players with a better poker experience, we have decided to optimise our current offers in order to have something that is simple, coherent and effective.

We used to offer 7 different table types (shallow, normal, 50BB, etc.), in 3 different currencies, and in both Turbo (15 sec) and Normal (30 sec) action times. With the introduction of cash tables' time bank which negates the need for long action times, we now offer only 18 seconds time to act tables, and with only 4 different table types: shallow (20 - 50 BB buy-in), Normal (40 - 100 BB buy-in), Ante (100 BB buy-in), and Anonymous (30-100 BB buy-in). This brings our offering in line with the other poker rooms in the industry, and allows us to reach the quality of offering we want to.

Removal of unpopular stakes and formats

We have also taken a look at our games and we have noticed that some particular stakes are not that popular among our players, which causes those games and their adjacent stakes to fill up very slowly. The stakes affected by these changes are between 3/6 and 200/400, so lower stakes will not be affected.

Note: stakes marked with "x" will be removed.

Stakes/Players

No Limit

Fixed Limit

Pot Limit Omaha

Heads-up

6-max

Full Ring

Heads-up

6-max

Full Ring

Heads-up

6-max

Full Ring

3/6

x

5/10

x

10/20

x

x

x

25/50

x

x

50/100

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

100/200

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

200/400

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Sit & Go Offering Optimisation

Our Sit & Go tournaments will undergo a similar currency consolidation period, meaning that we will remove all USD buy-ins and replace them with corresponding EUR amounts. One other important change is the conversion of all 10-max Sit & Go's to 9-max (excluding Maui Jackpot Sit & Go).

Please be advised that our Steps Sit & Go tournaments now have a new format and new payout structure. For more information, please go to our Steps Sit & Go Tournaments page.

Note: Jackpot Sit & Go prize amounts will be changed to EUR as soon as the current jackpots are won.

Multi-Table Tournament Offering Optimisation

Our tournament schedule will be changed to reflect the USD currency removal. This means that all USD tournaments will have their buy-ins changed to the equivalent amount in EUR. The new standard buy-in structure can be found below:

Offering Optimisation Plan - Q&A

If a player has an account in USD and now he is forced to play in EUR tables. Are there any disadvantages in that? For example: when a player tops up 1 Euro Cent, will it then be converted to 2 Dollar Cents, which is more than the exact conversion or does the balance converted more accurately?

William Hill Poker uses a "rounding mechanism feature" which is always beneficial to the player and players never lose that 1 cent when they sit at a table or top up. In fact, we are only showing two digits after the decimal for graphical considerations.

A player has a pending bonus in USD. Is the pending bonus going to be converted to EUR or GBP as part of the process, or will it be left in USD until is is cleared / expired?

All pending bonuses will remain as they are until they are cleared. It doesn't matter which currency the pending bonus is in - players can redeem it on any currency table and the bonus amount will be issued to player's account, in its currency.

Exchange rate from USD to EUR - how is this exchange rate decided, when is it decided, and how often it is updated?

The exchange rate is set on a network level, and it is taken from Oanda.com, using their exchange rate feed. The exchange rate is determined when a player sits at a cash table or buy-in into a tournament. The exchange rate is updated once a day.

Will the cash games rake structure stay the same?

Yes, the rake structure for EUR and GBP tables is in place to support our already ongoing EUR and GBP tables. Rake CAPS will be kept the same as they are today.

Will players continue to accumulate points in EUR and GBP tables at the same accumulation rate of the USD tables?

The points accumulation rate has been increased to benefit the players - please see below:

There have been some mentions of Sit & Go's being removed from the offering. Which SNG's have been removed?

We have removed mainly multi table SNG's of over 10 players, and some other formats that were less popular and almost never played.

The time to act has been changed, is it 18 seconds or 20 seconds?

Time to act is changed to 20 seconds for Hold'em and Speed games, and 25 seconds for Omaha and Stud games.

A player won first place for three times in a row for one of the Jackpot SNG's, and now the first prize was won and the Jackpot is now in EUR. Can players continue their sequence after the currency is changed?

Yes, players may continue to try their luck at the Jackpot first prize just as they could before.

Christmas Guaranteed Prize Pools Removed - December 2013

All guaranteed prize pools for tournaments played from December 24th, 4:00pm UK to December 25th, 6:00pm UK and from December 31st, 4:00pm UK to January 1st, 2:00pm UK will be removed. However, those tournaments will still run as scheduled - please see below for a list of key tournaments affected:

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